According to court records, the alleged theft started in January 2015 while Lehman was employed by Walker & Dunlop, a Maryland-based real estate company. He allegedly registered his own cooperation, WD-FL, in Florida and listed himself as the CEO. Lehman then set up a bank account for the company and diverted large payments that were meant for Walker & Dunlop into that account.

Records from the Florida Division of Corporations show that WD-FL was created in January last year and dissolved this year. During that period, Investigators allege that Lehman diverted funds ranging from $11,000 to $110,000 from his employer to WD-FL, stealing a total of $485,375.

Investigators claim Lehman was the only signatory on WD-FL’s bank account, and the account address was his personal home address. During one of the reported transfers, Lehman purportedly sent back a check because it was correctly made out to his employer and not his Florida business.

If convicted for first degree grand theft, Lehman faces a prison sentence of up to 30 years. News sources could not reach him or his former employer for comment.